Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-03
B. gRiUAPH OF sUREERYo
a M2g's LaTynT taken Gus and 81 New
EaiEtDg Apparatus Supplied.

a RI2g's LITynT taken Out and e New
talking Apparatus supp4ed.
New OK Special to 1t, Louis Eepub lean.
One OF the most remarkable operations
il the history 81 surgery is now beng
performed st the New YORK Hospital by
DR.. Bull, one Of Americas most noted
H has removed msu's
IarynX and vocal organs, and IS new per
iactiag machine whereby the patient
will be able to 3rticulate il s. loud tore.
About SIX mOuths 40 Mr.. YIN. Wilson,
IN engineer OF NeWUurg, \. Y, who l.
UNDERGOING .dt5 painful but hafo.c
operation experienced difficulty
10 breathing. He thought at frs.
that it was some tnroas affection
caused by q cold, but the trouble IN
creased at such'a rate thai ne felt it eX-
ped.en; 20 C0me 70 New YORK and consult
DR.. Bull. Il Is fortunate that he d,d, for
had hG delayed TWO days he would have
been g DECD ndl. as I was, ne Wss ia
danger VI sUnocaticn. DR.. Bull though.
th&t AIr. Wilson wss suffering ircm e
papillsrY growth II The lsrqnX, The same
disease that the Crown Prince of Ger
many YES under treatment IL England
Tor The operation OF UacheGtOmy VS.
performed by cutting sn orGce ia lis
windpIpe snd passing silver tube into
the lungs thQ5 allowing the maH 20
breathe thrUush this medium Wlan il
Was necessary to feel MIA this OpeIiDZ
was plugged 10 with d rubber cork. Tia
larynX vas 9lsJ opened q. this time,
scfapyd %. and c1p!erizei.
M. Wilson went home apparently il
ragiF7 a-r1riFU-iI.tr Il flor
/ with MS new breathing machinery. lie
! did ao= enjoy his freedom fscm the p&ia
verg lyug, however, for he returned in
three weeks with MS throat il . worse
| ccndition than 81 first. The wound wss
opened and piece Of me papillary
growth examine undar . microscope. i
wss IearaeG that M Wilson YVES suffer
! ing from caUcer q the lar7aX
Dr.. Bull then decided TO remove III,
whole IaTyn1, and VITA the assistance C.
Or. Weir five weeks $50 performed s
most successful operation. NJ, WiIsoa
who issa man slx:y-tw9 years OF agr
stood the operation braYeiy, but it VIZ.
decided 70 put him under TIE influence
Of ether. Tie surgeons cut an iEcis-
ion down the median line of the neck per
| pendicuIafIy ever what is known o.
| Auhut b,ipiSi nc HOuLO OtluE Wei
sQonGGd, the delicate task Of removing
two inches OF the mans laryuX was the.
undertaken. L Was cut CT just &o0vt
the trbchea and below the epiglottis ant
the piece removed. 1t resembles III 81
cohoI z piece OF macsrOri half as large G.
G mans thumb and about as long. Tn,
wound vas packed with an aGtiseptit
dressing that stopped the flow OF bIooc
and tended 20 heal the cut. Food W.:
then administered to him by means OF {
hard rubber tube passing into the mouth
through the UsOphagus and into thu
stomach. Two weeks sg, tub
was attached to the trscheaI tube on TIT
inside Of the orifce il hiJ throst. Tn
tube passed upWEId into the back par
of the mouth, psytly filing the cavity tina
formerly Was occupied by the larynx.
After this tube was put into his moutl
Mr. Wilson could talk with his torgu
and lips, but his articulation was yer
!, faint. Then after tbs tube was inserte,
it was necessary 10 put plug in the up
per end OF the tube WbaneEer he wishe
10 est, for without plug his food, il
s.esd d folio nt-a the L..lIal CHANEL :